Submit
Provide the nurse’s name, licensure information (past or present), and basic documentation.
CARE-INF™
National Nursing Legacy Registry
A permanent Roll of Honor — established to recognize nurses who served with dignity, sacrifice, and love for humanity.
Once verified and listed, a nurse’s name remains permanently recorded. Legacy is never conditional.
Purpose
Why this exists
Nursing is not simply a career — it is a lifelong covenant of service. The CARE-INF™ National Nursing Legacy Registry exists to permanently honor nurses who dedicated their lives to patients, families, and communities. This is not a temporary memorial. It is an enduring national archive — ensuring the profession remembers those who carried it forward.
Legacy is not transactional. Legacy is perpetual.
Process
How it works
Three disciplined steps from submission to permanent recognition.
Verify
CARE-INF™ verifies licensure history and documentation through an integrity-controlled internal review process.
Honor
Once approved, the nurse is permanently listed in the Registry and formally recognized as part of the CARE-INF™ Legacy Archive.
Requirements
Eligibility & what you’ll need
Who can be listed?
- Any U.S. nurse who held a license (active, inactive, or retired)
- Any specialty, any state
- Nurses who passed during service or after retirement
Permanence policy
Once verified and listed, a nurse’s name remains permanently recorded. Listing is never contingent upon financial participation.
What you’ll need
To submit a nurse, please have:
- Full legal name (or name used professionally)
- State(s) of nursing licensure (if known)
- Approximate years of service (optional)
- Proof of passing (obituary link or document upload)
- Your relationship to the nurse (next-of-kin or authorized representative)
- Optional: photo and short biography (up to 500 words)
Honor a nurse. Preserve a legacy.
If you do not have all documentation available today, submit what you have — our team will follow up.
Optional
Legacy Steward Circle
Families, colleagues, and institutions may choose to support nursing infrastructure in honor of a listed nurse through the CARE-INF™ Legacy Steward Circle. Participation is entirely voluntary.
A nurse’s inclusion in the Registry is permanent and never dependent on contribution.
Legacy Steward
A voluntary annual contribution honoring a nurse's legacy.
Endowed Legacy Steward
Multi-year or endowed support advancing nursing sustainability.
Founding Legacy Circle
Charter recognition during the inaugural year of the Registry.
Trust
Governance + privacy
Verification & integrity
CARE-INF™ maintains a verification process to preserve integrity and dignity:
- License verification protocol
- Documentation authentication review
- Internal Registry Review Committee
- Annual integrity audit
Privacy commitment
- No personal health information collected or published
- No family contact information displayed publicly
- Only authorized biography/photo information published with consent
Support
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about submissions, verification, and what is shown on the public registry.
Is there a fee to list a nurse?
No. Listing is permanent and never conditional upon payment or membership.
Who can submit a nurse?
Next-of-kin or an authorized representative. If you are not next-of-kin, you may still submit — we will confirm authorization during review.
What if I don’t know the license number?
Submit the nurse’s name, state, and approximate timeframe. We will attempt verification through state archives and available records.
How long does verification take?
Typical review occurs within a standard processing window. If additional documentation is needed, CARE-INF™ will follow up.
Can I include a photo and story?
Yes. Photos and biographies are optional and only published with consent.
Can a nurse be removed later?
Only in rare cases of proven inaccuracy or upon request of authorized next-of-kin.
Every name we preserve strengthens the memory of the profession. Submit a nurse today — and help us build the national archive nursing deserves.